Line Avenue work nears completion

12:09 AM,
Jul. 17, 2014

Construction crews work along Line Avenue near Betty Virginia Park on Wednesday afternoon in Shreveport.

Written by

Alexandria Burris

Motorists traveling Shreveport's Line Avenue weaved around orange traffic cones set up to guide them down the roadway as construction work continues there. But soon they will have access to a clear, smoother roadway.

Work to repair Line Avenue, which is being redone as part of the city's minor arterial asphalt overlay program, is approximately 80 percent complete, according to Robert Westerman, interim city engineer for the city of Shreveport.

Westerman said motorists are more likely to notice the recent roadwork throughout the city because much of it is occurring on streets that a ...